The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-12
4 MAIN STREET BLAZs.
THE STORE OF r. OZANNE 4 co.
BADLY WRECKED.
NelghborIug Business Houses Sustain
serisus Damage From Fire
and Water.
A DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATIGS
NARROWLY AvERTED.
The Ipjuree Buildings and stocks
Well Covered BY Gilt Edge
Insurance Policies.

ternoon, kissing a ,mes and great vol.
umes OF dense black smoke, caused On
alarm which drew the entire FIRE de
partmebt to the store Of 4. 0zsnDe &
Co., 257. Main steet. A strong wesI.
erly bretz, famed the flames into q
fury and drove them rapidly up the
hatchwsy in the rear Of the building
TO the upper floor. There they en-.
countered inhammsble material In
such quantities and favorable condi-
ton that within Ave minutes the en-.
tire roof seeu cd to be q solId blszs.
With commendsble celebrity the men,
bers Gf the department responded TO
the alarm, bringing oil their gallantry
and organised efficiency into service.
For q half hour they bsttled bTavsly
against uniavorable brssxss and
adverse circumstances generally. Driv.
On from the rear, the FIRE appeared to
turn all It's fury into account In front.
A division Of the forces met IL with
iorcibls streams In the new quarter,
sending 1t back TO the center Of the
building. Some time had elapsed
before ladders were placed In position
to be used by the firtme In approach
ing 10 q nearer point, and when the
task was accomplished the heat met
them with such intensity that II wa.
not only difficult but dangerous IN
dertsking. Persistent effort fnslly
conquered, and by 2:30 O'Clock al
danger Of q conf sgrstion had dis
appeared.
The stores adjoining, Sol Vend x
dry goods, to the south, G.. W. JoneI
a Co, retail drugs, and Kremer's, dry
goods and millinery, TO the north, snS
the Crystal Palace saloon In the rea
OF Kremer's, all suffered considerable,
loss. Before brought into subj ctioI
! the ERE had taken q threatening hol,
on the upper floors Of these establish
/, ments, adding difficul ties and danger
|, for the Il 'emen TO eurmount. II wa
In fighting these tina. they permitte,
such destruction in the store Of o,
: anne 4 Co, where II originated.
The spectacle which appeared aite
: the ERE had been extipguished wa
b one OF wreck and ruin, particularly O
J, the premises Of 0zinne a Co. Tn
y roof aud third floor had tunb'ed l
J. and tmouldtrlng, soaking timber
u covered the lower floors an
l. sidewalk IN front. Dlsa
!, rsngement among goods In stoc
was complete. Articles that escspe
10 the fiery element were thorough
~ saturated with water, and miniatuI
~ torrents continued 10 pour themselv,
- from the upper floors for three hou
\, or more, thereby creating q pool
m several inches depth on the srout
"A floor.
n A survey by the underwriters aft
AZ the work Of deyasiation had run
~ length, disclosed the fact that the 10
y. would fall several dollars short OF tn
anticipated al the most threateDiI
stage OF the burning. This Is In pa
" due 10 the peculiar nature OF the goo,
~ handled by Mefsrs. 0xlnne 4 Co, a.
y, upon which water had little
~ s,ructive effect. The heaviest Ices
" that firm occurred In the upper stor
~ whore the goods we're entirely destro
oe ed, some Of them being smashed
no the fall when the flooring gave wa
W These consisted OF the rmall,r cir !
~ Of stoves, miscellaneous arliclcI Of II
W ware, aud other light goods. II
ag stock and fixtures we're valued a. 81
" OC0, and the less will reach 20 y
no cent. Iusuraucs policies covered IL
ns the extent 81 sl5,0C), distributed
follows: